BCG Daily Friday 11th May 2018
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TV Review: Riot Girls
Some of the best moments were when the public were totally blindsided. At one point the foursome set up a stall - the "Fannispa" - in a shopping centre offering alternative beauty products.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th May 2018Live Review: Brighton Fringe - Ladyface
Lucy Farrett's cavalcade of comic characters are shot through with tension and underground anarchy, the high octane music that soundtrack her pogo-ing costume changes reinforcing the subliminal punk element each hold.
Vicky Nangle, Beyond The Joke, 11th May 2018The Freewheeling John Dowie book review
He'll spend just as long talking about a mechanical failure on his bike as he will these showbiz anecdotes, just to reiterate the point this is definitely not a memoir.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 11th May 2018Colin Hoult interview
'The funniest heckle? You're not funny because I'm not gay'
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 11th May 2018Interview: Tracy-Ann Oberman
For Tracy-Ann Oberman, who plays recurring character Auntie Val, working on the latest instalment of Friday Night Dinner has been a great experience.
Luke Chillingsworth, The National Student, 11th May 2018TV review: Riot Girls
Serious points about gender politics were made in a style that melded Trigger Happy TV with Smack the Pony, but it was only half funny.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 11th May 2018London's best improv comedy nights
Anyone who has every watched Whose Line is it Anyway? is familiar with the joy of improv. The "yes, and..." game will be burnt into the memories of many an actor, but improv is far from being a mainstream art form in the way that stand-up is.
Zoe Paskett, Evening Standard, 11th May 2018Videos
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11:30am30 min
Dave Podmore
Episode 1 - Dave Podmore: A Pod For EuropeIt's Eurovision time and the UK means business, hiring England cricketer Dave Podmore as backstage coach. Can Pod defeat the cream of Europe, or at least those gatecrashing Aussies? The coveted kitsch-pop crown is there for the taking.
1:30pm30 min
Stop The Press
Series 3, Episode 2In this episode Jo Caulfield is joined by stand-up comedian and hill walking enthusiast Gary Little and Gary Robertson is joined by his long term roving reporter Lisa Summers.
2:15pm45 min
Killing Kate
A black comedy by Tessa Gibbs about parenting, about consequences, about love - and about the possibility of doing the wrong thing, the worst thing, for all the right reasons.
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 96, Episode 5Miles Jupp is joined by Jeremy Hardy, Kiri Pritchard-Mclean, Helen Lewis and Fern Brady. The panel discuss the USA's withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal, Vladimir Putin's surprise fourth term in office and Dr Dre's legal dispute with a gynaecologist of the same name.
9pm30 min
Have I Got News For You
Series 55, Episode 6Ian and Paul are joined by guest host Alexander Armstrong and panellists Sindhu Vee and Jess Phillips MP.
9pm30 min
9:30pm30 min
Home From Home
Episode 4 - Pitter PatterIt's the Hacketts' anniversary and Neil has bagged the best table at the best restaurant in the area.
10pm30 min
Friday Night Dinner
Series 5, Episode 2 - The Tin Of MeatWhen mum's best friend Val moves in after rowing with her husband, Dad can't take it anymore. Val keeps tidying up the house and chucking away all his old stuff. Tensions reach boiling point when Val finds a tin of meat with a best before 1996 date that Dad's been keeping in his shed.
10pm30 min
Episodes
Series 5, Episode 7After Matt "passes" on the new show that he developed with Sean and Beverly, the British writers are forced to figure out what lies ahead without him. Carol purses her lawsuit against Helen and the network with surprising results.
10pm30 min
Wild Wild Web
Episode 8Join Nicola Hume stepping in for Humza as the comedians do battle over memes, tweets and who can take the crown as the best digital lip reader. Archie and Rio captain the teams.
10:30pm35 min
High & Dry
Episode 2 - The CampOn a mission to look for food and water, Harriet and Douglas discover a dinghy that is only big enough for two people.
10:35pm45 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 23, Episode 6 - Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Vanessa Kirby, David Beckham, Joan ArmatradingDavid Beckham says he's heartbroken that his sons have stopped playing football; Ryan Reynolds talks about Deadpool; Josh Brolin says he once hated The Goonies; Vanessa Kirby says she loves Princess Margaret with all her heart; and Joan Armatrading performs live in the studio.